Costa Rica National Football Team

Governing body Federación Costarricense de Fútbol Affiliated 1927 Stadium Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (35,093 seats) Manager L. Suárez FIFA Ranking 31

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Goalkeepers
E. Alvarado	K. Navas	P. Sequeira
Defenders
F. Calvo	K. Fuller Goals: 1	J. Vargas Goals: 1
B. Oviedo	Ó. Duarte	K. Waston
D. López	C. Martínez	R. Matarrita
Midfielders
G. Torres	C. Borges	Y. Salas
Y. Tejeda Goals: 1, Assists: 1	J. Venegas	B. Aguilera
Á. Zamora	D. Chacón
Attackers
R. Wilson	J. Bennette	J. Campbell
B. Ruiz	A. Contreras
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#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
18	E. Alvarado	33	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1	K. Navas	35	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	P. Sequeira	23	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
15	F. Calvo	30	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	K. Fuller	28	254	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	J. Vargas	27	90	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
8	B. Oviedo	32	262	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ó. Duarte	33	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	K. Waston	34	224	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	D. López	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
16	C. Martínez	23	46	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
22	R. Matarrita	28	24	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
13	G. Torres	25	65	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	C. Borges	34	251	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Y. Salas	26	45	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	Y. Tejeda	30	270	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
11	J. Venegas	34	74	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
20	B. Aguilera	19	89	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
26	Á. Zamora	20	29	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	D. Chacón	21	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Attackers
24	R. Wilson	20	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
9	J. Bennette	18	102	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
12	J. Campbell	30	270	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	B. Ruiz	37	29	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	A. Contreras	22	126	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
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La Roja begin their quest towards a new title against a team that will try to prove they are as good as their historic team from 2014.

If there's a team that can shock the world just like in 2014, that team is Costa Rica. The CONCACAF side reached the quarter final stage for the first time in history four years ago, and with 12 players that were included in that historic squad, Los Ticos will try to prove that they were not a one-hit wonder.

Led by Keylor Navas and Bryan Ruiz, the Central American team will have to put up an effort to make it past the Group Stage, especially after being drawn against Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.

Coach's objective

Oscar Ramirez faces a mammoth task: trying to make the world forget about José Luis Pinto. The team's former boss led a combative side to the final eight teams, and reaching that same stage won't be easy, especially since the world knows that Los Ticos can work properly under pressure.

New faces

Ian Smith, currently playing in Sweden, made the cut due to José Salvatierra's injury. He's played only one match for Costa Rica, and he will try to earn a spot in Ramírez's lineup against a seasoned veteran like Cristian Gamboa.

Veterans

Johnny Acosta (defender) and Bryan Ruiz (midfielder) are the oldest players in Costa Rica's roster. Both were included in the 2014 World Cup squad, and their contribution will come in handy if they want to repeat such a performance in Russian soil.

Major absences

José Salvatierra will miss this World Cup after suffering a knee injury. Left back Junior Díaz was also left out of the team, even if he's one of the most capped players in La Sele's history.

Full squad list

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Patrick Pemberton, Leonel Moreira. 

Defenders: Cristian Gamboa, Ian Smith, Ronald Matarrita, Bryan Oviedo, Oscar Duarte, Giancarlo González, Francisco Calvo, Kendall Waston, Johnny Acosta.

Midfielders: David Guzmán, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Randall Azofeifa, Rodney Wallace, Bryan Ruiz, Daniel Colindres, Christian Bolaños. 

Strikers: Johan Venegas, Marco Ureña, Joel Campbell.